HMHB Steering Committee

Dr. Endang Achadi is currently a Professor at Faculty of Public Health Universitas Indonesia (FPH UI) and was the Chair of the Public Health Nutrition Department. She has served as the Country Director of USAID/MotherCare, Country Technical Partner Leader, IMMPACT (Initiative for Maternal Mortality Program Assessment), Project lead, University of Aberdeen; and COO, SEAMEO RECFON (Southeast Asia Minister of Education Organization Regional Center for Food and Nutrition).

Dr. Clayton Ajello is an infectious disease epidemiologist with lengthy academic, non-profit, and private sector experience supporting improved global public health. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of university foundations, and the Vitamin Angels Alliance, where he also serves as Senior Technical Advisor. He is Senior Technical Advisor to Kirk Humanitarian.

Dr. Asrat Dibaba, MD, MPH, is a seasoned healthcare expert with 20+ years of experience in clinical practice, health system strengthening, and program management. He’s worked across Ethiopia, Liberia, Cambodia, Sudan, Kenya, and Asia, focusing on disease control, nutrition, and reproductive health. He also excels in research, evidenced by his role as Research Lead at World Vision Canada. Currently, he serves as Chief of Party for a multi-country initiative in Bangladesh, Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia, running from 2023-2030. Dr. Asrat is a recognized authority in MNCH/FP/RH research and is published in various journals.

Dr. Aashima Garg, PhD, is a global public health nutrition leader with over 20 years of experience in maternal, child, adolescent, and women’s nutrition across humanitarian and development settings. She currently serves as Senior Adviser for Nutrition at UNICEF Headquarters, leading the organization’s global portfolio on the nutrition of school-age children, adolescents, and women. Dr Garg has held senior technical and leadership roles across UNICEF headquarters, regional, and country offices in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with expertise spanning nutrition policy, emergency response, systems strengthening, partnerships, advocacy, and evidence generation.

Dr. Kristen Hurley, PhD, MPH, is a public health nutritionist with field experience in maternal and child health and nutrition. Her domestic and international research interests focus on the intersections between maternal and child nutritional status and early child growth and development. Dr. Hurley is an Associate Professor of Human Nutrition within the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and serves as the Senior VP for Nutrition at Vitamin Angels Alliance.

Dr. Klaus Kraemer  is the Managing Director of Sight and Life, a nutrition think tank headquartered in Switzerland, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of International Health of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. Klaus is the editor of Sight and Life magazine, one of the most widely read scientific magazines on food, nutrition, and health in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Katharina Lichtner is Managing Director of the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF), a global philanthropy dedicated to advancing breastfeeding and breastmilk. Dr. Lichtner trained in biochemistry and molecular biology and holds a PhD in immunology. She speaks at global investing and health conferences and has served on various Boards of Directors, most currently the Swiss Technology Fund Guarantees Committee.

Dr. Saskia Osendarp, PhD,  is the Executive Director of the Micronutrient Forum. She has more than 25 years of experience in international nutrition research, in the public and private sectors and is a visiting associate professor Nutrition and Health at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Recently, she co-founded and co-leads the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium, a collaboration of experts analyzing the impact and responses of the COVID19 crisis on malnutrition.

Zeina Sifri is a Senior Program Officer on the Maternal, Newborn and Child Nutrition & Health (MNCNH) team at the Gates Foundation. She focuses on nutrition and country scale up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements, as well as social protection programs for maternal and newborn health and nutrition. Zeina joined the foundation in 2020, and prior to that she worked at Helen Keller International most recently as an Associate Director on maternal and child nutrition programs, as well as neglected tropical diseases. She has programmatic experience across Africa and Asia working with Governments and partners on translating evidence into action and holds a master’s degree in international nutrition.